API 16-045-00001OrphanedOil well
Sallee, Thomas 1
Oil well in Casey County, Kentucky · operated by Smith James E
Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.
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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
1,515 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 16-045-00001
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Thomas Ridge West
- County
- Casey
- Coordinates
- 37.17887, -85.01302
- State record #
- 3106
Operator
- Wells operated
- 218
- Active
- 17
- States
- KY
- As filed
- SMITH, JAMES E
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, H B 1 | KY:16843 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Petroleum Exploration Co |
| Roy, Omer Ca55 | KY:91937 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cominco American, Inc |
| Redmond, Howard 1 | 16-207-01314 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wood, Robert C & Nancy |
| Bernard, William 1 | 16-207-00810 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Leighton, R O (Bob) |
| Redmon, Howard A 1 | 16-207-00881 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | G & R Oil Co, Inc |
| Redmon, Howard Rc173 | KY:32930 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Asarco, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kentucky oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.